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Trains cancelled on April 11 and 12 from Rome to Orvieto. Help please with crafting a new itinerary

I've been watching the train availability on April 11 as there is planned work on the section. We land in Rome around 1 pm and our plan had been to train to Orvieto for 3 nights. It now looks like a train that afternoon will not be possible, per this article, and nothing is showing on Trenitalia now after 1200 that day.

https://www.florencedailynews.com/2026/03/14/rome-florence-high-speed-rail-line-to-close-for-works-on-11-12-april-2026/amp/

Hoping for some advice. I'm hoping to maybe see some buses added, but also not sure I can handle a really long trek with jet lag. We will not rent a car. Thoughts on other options to get to Orvieto? I have tentatively booked a night in Rome and might just do Orvieto if possible the next day.
Our other option is to skip Orvieto, and to go up the coastal line instead. We planned to be in Lucca next. Any suggestions for a quiet town partway between Rome and Lucca that we could actually get to?

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We took DayTrip from Rome to Orvieto, but we did so because we wanted to stop in Sacro Bosco and Civita di Banoregio, so it was worth it to us. I don't imagine you would want to make stops after a long flight, but a private transfer like that might be an option for you, albeit not an inexpensive one.

Here is the site, if you want to look into it: https://daytrip.com/?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=5&gad_campaignid=21020164975&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgZO_sMejkwMVrtbCBB1DYyS9EAAYASAAEgJaNvD_BwE